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Batman, Incorporated #8
So, I'm super stoked about this issue. As most of you probably know, it promises big, big, horrible things, and I'm game. Perhaps Death of the Family and its aftermath has wet my appetite for a game changing event, and that is exactly what we are going to get here. (watch as I dodge spoilers. It's a delicate dance full of love for the BatWatch community and the purists who have worked so hard not to ruin the reveal) I have a lot of speculation and theories, but I cannot voice them without revealing the story, so let's move on to the meat and potatoes of this review. Is Batman, Incorporated #8 a staggeringly triumph or a devastatingly disappointment?
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In this issue, Robin flies in to save his father, Nightwing follows Damian to keep him safe, and Red Robin takes on the forces of Leviathan.
The Death
(Spoilers for entire section) Let's address the main question on everybody's mind first. Does Damian die?
Yes, and he dies hard, painfully, and brutally. I have a feeling some Damian Wayne haters will probably frame some of these panels on their bedroom walls...which is kind of a disturbing thought now that I've typed it out, but given the level of vitriol I've heard for some, my comment stands.
There is so much to say about this scene that I find it difficult to know where to start.
In comic book deaths, you know that the death itself is practically meaningless. At most, it means a character might be out of circulation for about a decade. I can think of no modern deaths that have lasted longer than that, so the significance is less about the death itself and more about the purpose the death served. You want a hero's death to be both heroic and tragic, and in that sense, Damian's death hit the right notes though it focused more on the tragedy than the heroism since his death did not serve any greater purpose.
The scene starts off with Damian partnering up with Nightwing which was a move I did not even realize was needed, but Morrison obviously did, and it was a smart move. When you think about it, Damian actually spent more time as Dick's Robin than Bruce's Robin, so seeing the two partner up right before the slaughter was a touching nod to their past. Couple this with the knowledge that Dick possibly watched Damian's death and will definitely see the immediate aftermath, and you can certainly see why Dick will be feeling troubled in the next several months of his own series.
The issue did a great job of making The Heretic look like a major threat by allowing him to shrug off a simultaneous strike from Dick and Damian on The Heretic's jaw. Looking at this panel, I feel confidant that I have seen it previously. I think this is an homage to a knockout blow in a Dick and Damian issue of Batman and Robin, so having The Heretic withstand the blow was a nice way to set up the "boss fight" vibe. However, Grayson is knocked back into a glass case almost immediately after and disappears for the rest of the issue. I understand that in reality, this could be a very serious blow which could render him unconscious or severely wounded, but by comic book standards, that is a pretty casual way to put a superhero of Dick's caliber out of commission, so I wish they had done something bigger to dismiss Dick.
In the fight, The Heretic grabbed a sword, and I fully expected Damian to do the same since that is his favorite weapon and it would make for a nice symmetrical scene between Damian and his "brother," (more on that later) but instead Damian grabbed a spear which seems like an odd choice. I feel like there is some sort of significance to this which I have not deciphered; it feels like a very intentional move, yet I've come up with nothing to explain it other than the obvious fact that it extends his reach against a larger opponent. Still, I feel like this has some symbolic significance.
There is kind of an odd moment where Damian says, "Just stop! Fighting! Father!" It kind of sounds like he is calling The Heretic his father, but that does not track, so I'm guessing these two thoughts, "Just stop! Fighting!" and "Father!" were meant to be taken separately, and Damian is calling out for help when he realizes he is outclassed.
Damian breaks his vow not to kill once more, (what is this? The fourth time?) yet The Heretic keeps on fighting after getting an arrow through his heart which leads me once more to the conclusion that The Heretic is Damian from the future. I know the story has implied strongly that he is Damian's genetically engineered twin brother, but I just don't buy it. Has there ever been an explanation for how Damian's "brother" would be able to heal from the fatal blow of an arrow through the heart or the likely fatal blow of a stone through the eye? Why have we not seen this brother's face? What was the significance of issue #5 if future Damian plays no role in the story? Is it a coincidence that The Heretic chose to fight with a sword when that is Damian's favorite weapon or that he makes the "TT" sound of scoffing that Damian uses so often? I know on these latter two that you could say that The Heretic being a twin might develop the same preferences and mannerisms, but I still think it is more likely that The Heretic is future Damian. The only thing that makes me think this might not be the case is that The Heretic never says anything particularly intelligent. He seems a bit like a blunt object while future Damian seemed to be fully capable of deeper thought.
The final panel is of Bruce on his knees holding Damian which is very similar to Bruce's pose taking Jason from the wreckage after his death at the hands of Joker. I would have to reread the actual issues to be sure, but I think this one is actually a little different because Batman was not on his knees (I don't think) in Death in the Family, and he certainly did not look so upset. There are two different images I found for the famous Death in the Family pose. One has Bruce carrying Jason while walking out of the wreckage, and in that one, Bruce's face is simply resigned and sad. In the other image, Bruce is on his knees holding Jason's body and his face is in deep shadow, but I think this was just made for the cover of the trade. In terms of images in the actual comics, Bruce appears much more upset this time around, and he has fallen to his knees showing that this has lowered him even further than Jason's death.
Bad Fight Scene
Jason Masters (former artist for Legends of the Dark Knight and current artist for Batman, Incorporated) filled in for pages 6-9, and though I really enjoyed pages six and seven, I'm afraid he really messed up on pages 8-9.
As you guys probably know, I'm a huge pre-Flashpoint Tim Drake fan, so it was nice to see Red Robin actually look competent for a change as he takes on a group of Leviathan thugs. Granted, a mop was used in this scene as if it was an extremely sturdy object, and I personally think it would have cracked at first contact, but whatever. It still looked cool, and we got to see Tim fight with his bo staff in a manner of speaking. We also saw a really sick double kick move on page seven where Tim uses the mop to support himself, uses one leg to knock the guy in the back while using the other leg to smack him right in the nose. Really, really awesome.
Then Masters apparently smoked crack.
Okay, to be fair, these are not huge deals, but they totally took me out of the action and actually made me laugh, and in this otherwise great issue, these really hurt the book in my eyes.
First, Tim knocked somebody out by hitting them with the mop end of the mop at the top of page eight. I'm pretty sure you could hit someone about as hard as you want, and the soft cushy mop head would absorb most of the impact. After knocking this guy down a good three feet away from Tim, every Leviathan guard in the building decides to start shooting the dead body. I mean, I think the effect the artist wanted was that gunfire was going everywhere and some fire hit the body, but that is not what was rendered. Every single bullet hit directly on this body, so its as if all the other Leviathan guards were like, "Screw you for getting downed by a mop, dude!"
Tim then attaches a line to a museum plane overhead and swings out to kick a giant quarter into some stairs holding bad guys, and this move alone is really flawed. First, the amount that the quarter rotated before making contact with the stairs looks off to me, but that is a bit difficult to judge, so maybe I'm wrong. Second, Tim could have put enough force into his blow to cause the mass of the quarter to shatter the stairs. Third, while Tim is taking out eight thugs with this move, he exposed himself nearly point blank to another ten thugs.
The final travesty was the handling of the plane off which Tim was swinging. It is suspended in the air until something caused the line to snap. I do not buy that Tim's relatively insubstantial weight caused it to snap, and nobody was shown shooting at it, so what gives? Somehow, even though Tim was swinging beneath the plane, he is shown in the next panel as having stayed magically in the same place in the air as the plane crashes to the ground, and then in the next panel, Tim is shown to be trapped underneath the plane. How?!!?
Look, I've got that Libertarian thing going on, so I do not really care if you want to smoke crack as long as you do it away from anybody else who you might hurt with it, but I strongly suggest you don't try to sketch while smoking.
Just in case Masters reads this, I really like the look of these pages, and I loved your work in Haunted Arkham too, but...how does this scene make sense?
Bat Droppings
I'm just going to cover everything else in this issue as it pops into my head starting on page one and moving forward.
1. The Robin RIP cover looks really cool as do the different colored variants. I'm curious if this will become an iconic image of Batman comics like the Bruce/Jason pose.
2. The first page is really cool. Personally, it took me a second to figure out what was happening. My initial thought was that Batwing was flying in, but then I remembered Damian had the flight suit. Anyway, it was an interesting first page.
3. I read the scene on pages 2-3 in the preview for this issue, and I thought Damian was just speeding by over Nightwing and Commissioner Gordon's heads, but reading more slowly this time, I realized he hit a couple kids on the way by and dropped a lot of gas pellets. Nice work Damian, and he did not even have to break his stride. Also, a jet buzzing by this low causes a shell shock kind of effect on people underneath because of the surprise and sound pressure effect which can actually shatter glass and ear drums. The Air Force uses this in Afghanistan frequently.
4. The top of the Wayne building on page four is actually shaped like the Bat cowl.
5. I'm always glad to see real escape artist techniques used by Batman, but I've got to wonder, does Bruce swallow lock picks every time he goes into battle?
6. Red Robin uses some cool Frisbee sized discs though I do wonder where he stores them.
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7. Alfred is probably going to have some real guilt on this one having let Damian leave the Manor against orders.
8. It's cool to see Nightwing's escrima sticks double as a storage device. Also, the dialogue between Damian and Dick in this scene is pretty endearing.
9. Everybody has had some closure with Damian recently except for Tim. It really felt to me as if they needed a moment this issue, and I was disappointed to see they did not get one.
10. I though Damian's death was handled well, but I thought it would have possessed more emotional resonance if Talia had killed Damian directly. I mean, we really do not know anything about The Heretic, so in their battle, you really only have feelings on one side of the conflict. If Talia had done the deed, we would hate her even more.
11. At the same time, it was nice to see Talia is not completely without feeling.
Conclusion 8/10
This issue delivers some solid action, and the big event was handled pretty well. However, that one action scene with Red Robin literally made me bust out laughing, and in a comic that is supposed to be serious, that's a major failing. Considering that there is nothing really spectacular in this issue, I can't give it a huge endorsement, but for everybody who wants to see the big show and is considering buying it, go ahead and shell out the money. It is still a good comic though not great, and obviously if you are interested in the series or already following it, pick it up and enjoy.
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Why aren't you an admin then?
Hey all its Gas Man, co owner of AO with Spiderweb. Just wanted to thank everyone who came back and are helping us to make AO as great as it used to be.
Why aren't you an admin then?
Hey Matt
Nice to see ya around bud
Phil J. - Phil[at]animeonline.net
So what do you do on AO?
Matt is the semi-silent 1/2 owner of the site with me. We also live in the same house
I crown thee honourary Admin!
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Phil J. - Phil[at]animeonline.net
Ah that's more like it
Thanks go out to both of you...
I see. Good to hear, I guess.
And Hassun, your sig is scaring the newbs away.
Hiya ... thanks for bringing AO back.


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GDB 48.0 Wrap Up: Wild @ Oilers
January 27 2015 10:27PM
ELPH? Is that you? Final Score: 2-1 Wild.
GDB 48.0: The Nelson Factor and Hall injured.
Jason Gregor
January 27 2015 12:27PM
The Oilers are 5-4-2 since Todd Nelson took over as full-time head coach.
Does he have a magic elixir that has made the Oilers more competitive?
World Cup, All Star Game and Mike Richards on waivers...
Jason Gregor
January 26 2015 03:27PM
We are finishing a stretch of five days without any NHL regular season games, yet there has been no shortage of NHL talk, much of it grumbling.
Why are so many media people and some fans still complaining about the All Star game? It will never be a competitive game, and it shouldn't be. Save yourself, and, more importantly, us from having to be inundated with your repeated complaints, and simply don't watch it.
I know the game isn't competitive. It is shinny with highly skilled players, so I choose not to watch. It sounded like Columbus did a fantastic job of hosting the event, and many kids got to see their hockey heros, which is what matters.
January 26 2015 02:45PM
Noah Hanifin speaks with @NESN's Sarah Davis at first intermission #BattleOfCommAve #WeAreBC pic.twitter.com/Hz4XFkU1sh
— BC Hockey (@BCHockeyNews) January 17, 2015
After McEichel in the 2015 draft, it's not certain how NHL teams will go. Most have college defender Noah Hanifin ranked at No. 3 overall but he's not delivering a lot of offense—certainly not at the level we associate with such a high draft pick. What's the story on Noah Hanifin?
Nation Network NHL Power Rankings: All-Star Break Edition
Thomas Drance
January 26 2015 11:48AM
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They've been called "the Glenn Healy" of NHL Power Rankings, they've been furiously annotated and derided as useless. And now they're here. Available across the Nation Network: it's NHL Power Rankings!


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The Message (MSG) | New International Version (NIV) |
20 They'll return with all your long-lost brothers and sisters from all over the world. They'll bring them back and offer them in living worship to God. They'll bring them on horses and wagons and carts, on mules and camels, straight to my holy mountain Jerusalem," says God. "They'll present them just as Israelites present their offerings in a ceremonial vessel in the Temple of God. | 20 And they will bring all your brothers, from all the nations, to my holy mountain in Jerusalem as an offering to the LORD--on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels," says the LORD. "They will bring them, as the Israelites bring their grain offerings, to the temple of the LORD in ceremonially clean vessels. |
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved. (The Message Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Billy Ocean was one of the most popular and successful R&B singers living in the UK during the 70s and 80s. Born In Trinidad and Tobago in 1950, Ocean moved to England at the age of 8 where after learning his trade singing on the London club scene Billy Ocean released his first single in 1972. Four years later he recorded his first album and captured the #2 spot on the UK pop charts while scoring #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with single, Love Really Hurts Without You. Red Light Spells Danger returned him to the UK #2 spot a year later in 1977.
In 1981 Billy Ocean released Night's (Feel Like Getting Down). This album was instrumental in re-opening the door to Billy Ocean's US chart success reaching #27 on the US R&B chart. The title track, penned by musician and producer Nigel Martinez shot Ocean into the R&B Top 10 reaching #7 along with the B-side STAY THE NIGHT scoring #4 on the US Dance Charts. Further hits include Another Day Won't Matter and Are You Ready.
Grammy Award winner Billy attained superstar status after this album with hits like Caribbean Queen, When The Going Gets Tough and Get out Of My Dreams. Billy is currently enjoying a resurgence in popularity following the release of his UK Top 20 album The Very Best Of Billy Ocean album and the re-release of single Suddenly. BBR introduces this timely fully expanded and remastered edition of the classic GTO/Epic album, Nights (Feel Like Getting Down).
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After an image revamp and advice from her idol Dusty Springfield, who thought Sheena was wonderful , Sheena then recorded her first single Modern Girl . EMI sent the recorded track to radio stations around the UK. It was welcomed by many stations, including Radio 1, where the track received very favourable responses from Simon Bates and David Kid Jensen, who both thought the song would be a hit. When The Big Time was first aired on TV Sheena s episode was watched by 20 million viewers where her distinctive vocal and striking good looks won the hearts of the British public. The mass exposure helped Modern Girl and the follow-up single 9 To 5 (Morning Train) become smash hits and both singles catapulted into the top ten simultaneously.
Huge chart success was topped off in February 1981 at the Rock & Pop Awards with an award for Best Female British Female Singer as voted by the British Public. By this time Sheena Easton was an international phenomenon scoring hits all over the world, most notably the US where Morning Train (9 To 5) became an instant smash, hitting the top of the charts for two weeks in early 81. Sheena s debut album Take My Time was released in the UK in January 1981 and remained in the charts for 20 weeks. It was also a big success in the US, where it was retitled Sheena Easton , quickly turning Gold shortly after release. The original album comprised of twelve predominantly pop songs with strong melodies, that cross over with ease to different genres of music, giving the album a diverse feel with mass appeal. Here are those 12 tracks with four bonus tracks which were originally b-sides to four 45s.
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Deadpool - Now Playing
Tom and Shaun dive into the raunchy world of Deadpool in this episode of Now Playing.
had all the comics as a kid and he was always one of my favorites, but I just don't get the same appeal anymore...
Haven't played it yet, but looks like just more mindless slashing, hacking and button mashing to me, with a few lame jokes thrown in. Can't understand why kids are so in love with this stuff, but then I stopped reading comics around 1960, except for MAD. The very early MAD comics, from the early 1950s, were the funniest of all time. And it had to be clean humor because of the censorship in effect in those days.
I just have a few comments on what you mentioned in your review of Deadpool. As you pointed out, you are not a follower of the original comic so I can understand that you do not appreciate the infantile and off color humor that the character brings to the table. However, the game was designed more for the fans and not for the casual gamer who is just looking for the next bunch of achievements. Just seeing you play, it seems you don't appreciate the effort in how high moon have tried to stay true to the origin of the character while keeping it completely original.
In terms of gameplay, I somewhat agree that it isn't for all, but this game plays like your typical hack and slash with some gun elements. The mechanics themselves actually lend themselves to that of God of War or the latest reboot of Castlevania in which you have to be sure what commands and combos you are wanting to execute. The gameplay is similar to the before mentioned games since most of the battles are one sided and enemy toughness can be over the top. I like to compare this game to that of Resident Evil 6 where you have the choice of either just shooting everything or just using melee to a certain extent. you must admit, that not all gamers were able to get into RE6 since it made different references to past events.
Regarding Mechanics, you have to agree that it plays similar to God of War. The enemies swarm you similarly and have various degrees of toughness. Plus I noticed, you really don't play these types of games that often. When you were playing I noticed that you were getting swarmed and even when using the momentum moves you didn't even try to use them the way they are designed. For example, you tried to use oldschool, but you didn't attempt to use the button mash part of it. I don't know if this was deliberate or you didn't notice the onscreen notice that was provided to you. The game is tough, but that is the reason why you have the ability to upgrade your weapons and stats which is not to different to most adventure games of this genre.
Finally, what you mentioned that the game is raunchy, infantile and blue colored, your exactly right. However, you have to take into consideration who DeadPool really is. DeadPool as a character always pushed the envelope with his mannerisms and dialogue. The inner conflict within him has always added to the appeal to the character. He is called the Merc with the Mouth for a reason. Although, he doesn't often hear voices so that was just added to allow players, not familiar with him, a new dynamic. Furthermore, the cameos from other characters are just that, cameos. They are there not to help DeadPool as you experienced. They are there because all of those characters were involved with Deadpool in one of the events within the Marvel mythos if you watch the in game videos you will clearly see how each one ties in with DeadPool. Unlike other games where they just make up new scenarios based of movies, i.e. all the recent Spiderman games.
You may disagree with this comment and overall I wouldn't blame you, but please bear in mind that most of these games released these days are marketed mostly toward players who are fans of the series and/or character or an attempt to envelop the player in a new story. Please keep this in mind when you are working on future reviews. It will allow for you to be more objective and truly see the work involved in the development of the game.
DeadPool Cheeessssy.
Battlefield 4 | Mirrors Edge | Call of Juarez Gunslinger | Metro Last Light
I heard a couple of sound effects from Transformers!
This one's looking very average, very repetitive. Like the guys were saying, it doesn't look like an awful game, but there's so many more games in the genre that do things better. The biggest thing that stood out to me was how quiet Deadpool was during basic gameplay. Thought he'd be more vocal and annoying, lol.
Have to say guys, I was struggling to make out what you were saying over the sound of the game.
The game is awesome, not in the gameplay department but with the deadpool character. They manage to reproduce perfectly the deadpool persona with his schizophrenic deranged mind and the story is like out of a original deadpool comic. The jokes are also funny and the only story-based problem that i can find is the teleport part. Deadpool doesn't do that. The sad part is that gamespot put 2 people that didn't knew anything about deadpool to review and stream a deadpool game. They don't get the references and don't understand his behavior as well as the fans. It would have been fair if they would've put a critic that knows deadpool and one that doesn't to review the game and then make an average score in order to accurately rate the game. And i personally think that, with the technical flaws, the game is good, around a 6.5 or 7, and the fact that deadpool manages to annoy the reviewers is a clear sign that it's really a Deadpool game and that he does his job. Cause after all he is "the merc with a mouth":))
Gameplay may not be fantastic, but it looks passable. And honestly, it's funny as hell. I'll still get it once the price goes down.
this looks like some bad Ninja Gaiden/Spiderman game. The fact you have to collect some useless coins just proves my point : it's bad. There doesn't seem to be much a challenge to beat the enemies as it's just a hack and slash kind of game.
is game is so terrible thats there is an achievement for taking a shit in the toilet....
The only more horrible thing than this game is these two talking bulshit and not even trying to talk about the game in an intelligent way...
If a game is sooo horrible, Id suggest you to limit yourselves to a 30min stream...
By the gods this is just horrid.. Even if the game was driven by a serious story of some sort the main meat of the game (The Action) just is too slow not to mention the all around weapon sounds and enemies reactions from getting hit is just darn annoying/bad. I'm really disappointed I wanted a good deadpool game I love the comix but never played a game based on the character.
I'm sorry for this, I know a lot of people are sick of others getting on to Tom, but I just can't stand his attitude. That aside, I do agree that this game is crap.
Let's get this straight because you're getting hit stunned and the camera can occasionally get wonky if you go into a corner like a moron, the game is a 5.5. lmao I can't believe someone is actually paying that guy to give reviews. Here's a hint, when the average user score is 2+ points higher than your review, you're doing it wrong. smh
Snooty McGee the vampire lord wouldn't know a good game if it rubbed itself in his face and really Tom McShea reviewed and played this game? Maxwell should have reviewed it, he's more of a DeadPool expert.
mr sisnister can regen from anything you could turn him to dust and he will regen. he was created by apocalypse in 1859 I think it was 1859 . some time in the mid 1800's his name was Nathaniel Essex . (the name x-gene came from his name.) he personally knew Charles Darwin
tits the level emma frost rogue she hulk and that chick with the cowboy hat from the dead pool comic.
oh and as a side note make sure t ray is in it
First thing YES deadpool has an healing ability, And why do you do a "now playing" when you skip stuff and talk about other stuff then the game your playing. And maybe have someone that actually know something about deadpool do it, instead of people that keep compairing him to Ryan "Raynools" (yeah I cant spell his name, I just woke up, and Im pissed about it).
I think this game looks really decent and true to character if you like deadpool i think its safe to say you will like this btw lollipop chainsaw was awesome mot sure i want to pay full price for it though.
Yeah, I'm just gonna get it because its Deadpool. I just wanna hear all the random sh!t this guy can come up with. Treat it like a guilty pleasure :-)
Damn it, Tom McShit again, I just hope he does't make another (Mc)Shitty 2-minute review (like with The Last of Us) and gives this poorly designed, highly repetitive and annoying game a 9 or 10. LMFAO it'd be "great" if he gives this piece of sh!t game and 8 meaning it equals the amazing gameplay, game design and voice acting from TLoU.
Oh man this game has top of the line voice actors David Hayter and Ian McShane among others. A must play for me instantly.
@UniqueIndividua i think your spot on. i was big into comics in the 90s and i didnt read alot of deadpool as i sort of stopped before i think he was even out but none the less he was always a cool character but i have 2 friends who are die hard deadpool fans and they absolutely love this game because it stays true to the character and they dont care much about the gameplay because they like deadpool so much. i even made a deadpool mask for my friend and he wore it while playing the entire game, now thats a die hard fan
@lernoki He teleports.
That's what the belt buckle is for. There have been multiple stories dealing with his teleportation.
@AgentMothman95 I honestly don't think ANYONE likes his attitude, but his reviews are fair in most cases.
@Kairysama By all means. If you are the stuck up kind then Kotaku is the place for you.
@Kairysama Man, I hate his differing opinion so much that even his presence fills me with disgust!
@Faster_Bill Yeah, man, he generated quite a lot of traffic with this The Last of Us review. He is quite the asset.
He's a scientist and geneticist.
He has clones in secret labs all over the planet.
If he dies one of his clones wakes up and takes over.
I haven't heard of him regenerating from ashes though. But then again he has some pretty vaguely described abilities and he keeps modifying himself on a genetic level.
@SpookyHoobster @karin_2049 Hi there, yeah, thank god! I just finished watching his review like 3 seconds ago mate.


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Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) | New International Version (NIV) |
6 For ADONAI watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked is doomed. | 6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. |
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. (The Complete Jewish Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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BioWare has revealed that it has a host of new announcements up its sleeve for the coming months - as it wryly responds to a CVG enquiry about a possible Mass Effect MMO.
As you can see in the below video, CVG asked BioWare boss Dr. Ray Muzyka when we could expect a new MMO entry in the studio's flagship series. He replied: "Some of the ideas you mention are definitely possibilities."
However, Muzyka clarified that Star Wars: The Old Republic was to be the EA-owned company's focus in the MMO space for now, and that the game would be supported "for years" after launch.
Muzyka also teased new projects - and further played with our intrigue by hinting that BioWare had a "bright future" planned for both Mass Effect and Dragon Age.
"We have some really cool stuff going on with our Virginia studio out of BioWare Mythic," he said, "[where] we're exploring new types of online play.
"We also have some new things in the pipe we haven't announced yet out of our Edmonton studio... We're obviously looking at Mass Effect, Dragon Age - they're epic franchises, and we have more things planned in the future. Mass Effect 3 is the beginning of a Galactic war. The future's bright."
Mass Effect 3 is due for release worldwide for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in March next year. Star Wars: The Old Republic will hit PC later this year.


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Wycliffe (WYC) | New International Version (NIV) |
1 He made also the altar of burnt sacrifice of the wood of shittim, of five cubits by square, and of three cubits in height; (And he made the altar of burnt sacrifice out of shittim wood, or acacia wood, five cubits square, and three cubits in height;) | 1 They built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide. |
Copyright © 2001 by Terence P. Noble. For personal use only. (Wycliffe Bible) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Company representatives from NXP Semiconductors visited Rudong, Jiangsu province, China to exchange ideas on strengthening the development of smart manufacturing in Rudong.
Nujira Ltd., the global Envelope Tracking (ET) chip company, and Rohde & Schwarz, leaders in test and measurement, will be hosting a series of joint seminars in China on how ET improves LTE battery life.
Nujira Ltd. has appointed William Tse as field application engineer manager in China.
Teseq's calibration laboratory in Beijing, China, is the first accredited EMC calibration lab in China for the AMETEK Compliance Test Solutions group.
TriQuint Semiconductor Inc., a leading RF solutions supplier and technology innovator, announced the appointment of Upstar Technology as its new distributor in China for TriQuint high-performance mobile products.
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., a leading RF solutions supplier and technology innovator, announced that its advanced filtering solutions and multi-band, multi-mode PA modules (MMPAs) for LTE smartphones have captured nearly 20 reference design wins with all six major chipset providers in greater China.
The leading mobile services provider in Mainland China, NSN, is now deploying 4G/LTE technology, which uses LISCA cable assemblies from Huber + Suhner for the mobile communications antennas.
Anritsu Corporation Microwave Measurement Division (MMD) announces that the China National Institute of Metrology (NIM) Microwave Parameters Lab has selected the Anritsu VectorStar™ ME7838A 110 GHz broadband Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) system. The lab will use the advanced test solution to develop standards for on-wafer S-parameter calibration procedures.
AWR will be presenting and demonstrating its soon-to-be released V11 NI AWR Design Environment™ at EDI CON 2014 in Beijing, China starting April 8 and running through April 10, 2014. V11, the first major software release in 2014, includes new features, functionality and enhancements to Microwave Office®/Analog Office® circuit design software, Visual System Simulator™ (VSS) system design software, AXIEM® 3D planar electromagnetic (EM) software, and Analyst™ 3D finite element method (FEM) EM software. Demonstrations within booth #301 will showcase V11 new features and functionality and in particular the new user-customizable PCell capability and antenna measurements within Analyst.
The 2nd Electronic Design Innovation Conference (EDI CON) is already in sight! Microwave Vision Group (MVG) is pleased to announce its participation in this event which will be held in the Beijing International Convention Center, April 8 -10, 2014.
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Cold Kitchen
The Cold Kitchen, which is otherwise known as the Garde Manger, is that area of the kitchen where cold foods are prepared for serving at table. Many of the food items that you find in the Cold Kitchen will have been cooked in the Hot Kitchen beforehand. The cold kitchen is where dressings, hors d'oeuvres, vinaigrettes and garnishes are prepared. Typically in the Cold Kitchen you will find:
- Dairy products: milk, cheeses, butter and yogurt
- Salad vegetables: lettuce, tomatoes, watercress, parsley etc.
- Cold meats: ham, tongue, cold roasts, salami etc.
- Cold desserts: fruit salads, fruits, ice creams etc.
- Other: Patés, cold pastries etc.
In the cold kitchen you will normally find refrigerators, freezers and a walk-in cold room.
The cold kitchen, or garde manger, is studied in some detail by students at the Prue Leith College of Food and Wine and is one of the main groups in the content of the Diploma course. Graduates of the college leave with the Prue Leith Diploma, which is recognized the world over as an excellent qualification. The college can be found in the Centurion suburb of Hennopspark, halfway between Johannesburg and Pretoria. The college was started in 1996 by Tiny Barnetson and Graham Ledger in order to help plug the gap in the catering industry, which was experiencing a shortage of highly motivated and well-trained staff. This had come about because of a massive increase in the number of foreign tourists visiting South Africa after the lifting of economic sanctions. The aim of the college is to train students in all aspects of the restaurant business, including finance and management. Graduates are expected to be at the head of their field within a few years of completing the course.
Students can be accepted into the college after they have finished their formal education – they must have a Matric pass and have reached eighteen years of age. They must complete an application form and if accepted attend an interview board and fill in a questionnaire. Courses at the college start twice a year, in January and July, and last eighteen months over three six-month semesters. Students spend much of their time getting extensive exposure to the workplace. This is done in several ways. Within a short time of joining the college students are manning the Prue Leith Restaurant, an offshoot of the college in the college grounds. They take on all of the jobs of a restaurant including cold kitchen and hot kitchen, waiting at table, Maître d'Hotel, Wine Waiter and Front of House – all under the supervision of the restaurant manager. Further "hands-on" experience is gained when they are placed for a period of six months at various catering establishments in South Africa, Europe and the Middle East. In addition time is spent working in the college's own catering business, Prue Leith Catering, situated a couple of kilometres from the college grounds. By the time students graduate with their diploma, they not only have a sound academic catering knowledge, but have also spent valuable time in the workplace.


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Bonnie does a great job with the perky pop anthem, hamming it up in jean shorts and a leather bra. She's obviously been waiting to do her own thing for some time and the fashion-forward songsmith is making every moment count. It was also a treat to hear her perform some of the tracks she gave away and realize how much of her personality has been injected into those songs.
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Valentino Spring 2010 Couture Goes Youthful, Earns Balenciaga Comparisons
>> A year after Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli dropped their first Valentino couture collection — an ode to the archives — the designers have entirely switched direction. "We think that to keep a future in couture, it's necessary to bring a new customer who wants something cooler," Chiuri said backstage. Piccioli added, "We tried to make new strategies for going forward. To do that we have to experiment with new silhouettes . . . because we want to call the young girls. They can be new customers for couture because they want beauty, they want personalized things."
This injection of youth involved Alice Dellal walking the runway and sheer ribbon blindfolds created by Philip Treacy; the graphically colorful collection is already earning comparisons to Nicolas Ghesquiere's Balenciaga, with some terming it "Valenciaga." But Piccioli says the collection is "about a woman wandering in this beautiful Eden. It's a dream. Couture is a dream."
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Assemblly was a pain. Picture directions were incomplete. The predrilled holes for the arms/back pieces did not line up well. It looked great when we got it together, but came apart the first time I sat on it (and I am not fat). I have been happy with previous purchases, but I will probably not buy furniture from your site again. This piece goes in the next garage sale. I doubt I can get it back in the boxes to return it.
Easy to assemble, good quality, looks like a more expensive piece
We were looking for a sturdy, affordable, nice looking love seat and this one fit all the criteria and we are very pleased with it.
Came home yesterday to find the two boxes in front of the garage. Packaging was more than adequate to protect the pieces within. While others have mentioned that the instructions were hard to follow, I had no issues putting it together, however I did require a second set of hands to stabilize the back when we put the second arm on. The back frame of the couch is hollow and the bottom screen is velcro'ed on which made assembly a breeze. The one side creeks a bit when you lean back hard, but that is most likely due to us putting it together quickly. I will try tightening the hex and see if that fixes it. All together, it is a very comfy couch to sit or lounge on. The arms are a bit firm to take a nap on, however I am spoiled by our overstuffed couch in the room. Only 2 small detractors from our purchase. The couch sits a lot lower than we expected. While the seat level is the same and in fact, may be a bit higher than our overstuffed couch, the back is very low profile and it makes the loveseat look small in our room. Again, this is most likely due to the size of the couch in the room. I am over 6' tall and can lounge comfortably in it so it is not a deal breaker, however the height of the back is much lower than we thought it would be. Based on the space we wanted to put the couch, we wanted smaller and we got what we were looking for. Second item is one of the 4 legs had a crack that ran about halfway through the leg, and the large washer for that leg was missing in the package. A quick call to Overstock (and I mean very quick) had a replacement leg and washer en route within a few minutes. Seriously, only took 3 minutes, 29 seconds from dialing to completion. For online customer service, to get to a real person within 15 seconds was very much appreciated.
Arrived very quickly. Thanks Overstock. Easy to put together even though directions are not great. But not many parts so not difficult. The loveseat is surprisingly comfortable! And nice small size. Does not seem as though it would hold up to children or teenagers using it, but perfect for our need to stage a room. Looks quite nice!
New addition to my family room in the basement. Looks great. Color matches a previous chair that I purchased from Overstock. Received great compliments on it.
Very Poor Quality. Spring came out of cushion in 2 months. I bought damage plan, and they dont even cover cushions in it. Not recommended at all.
I purchased this for my mother. The first thing I noticed is that the chair is made to look good from a distance. However, it won't hold up to the test of time. The materials are VERY light...a child can pick up each piece on his/her own. Also, the screw holes don't line up properly and are cut rather crudely which made it harder to put together. The assembly itself is rather straight forward, but the sub standard materials made it take a lot longer. Also, I can tell that we'll be shopping for a new chair within the year because it is extremely cheap materials. It almost feels like it's made of cardboard, foam, and covered with a leather-like material.
I am happy with the loveseat but the directions for assembly were very vague. A call to the manufacturer provided assistance by a courteous and knowledgeable person.
Price is good. You could tell that it's not leather, but it doesn't look bad. Comfortable, stylish, and price is reasonable. Dark brown color is good, and matches our RH leather professor chairs well. I would rate this a good buy.
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A meeting of the Workers' Compensation Board of Directors was held on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 at the Board's Central Office in Augusta, Maine (AMHI Complex, Deering Building, Rm. 170). Chair Dionne called the meeting to order at 10:17 a.m.
PRESENT: Paul Dionne, Rodney Hiltz, James Mingo, Joan Kirkpatrick, Gary Koocher,
John Cooney (participated partially in person and the remainder via telephone),
and Anthony Monfiletto (participated via telephone).
ABSENT: None.
Gary Koocher MOVED TO APPROVE THE AUGUST 24, 2004 MINUTES; Joan Kirkpatrick seconded. MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
Gary Koocher MOVED TO APPROVE THE AUGUST 31, 2004 MINUTES; Joan Kirkpatrick seconded. MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
Directors and Staff discussed the review process for Hearing Officers seeking
reappointment and whether each individual Hearing Officer or the entire group
will be considered at once; that they would be presented to the Board individually;
the Hearing Officers' whose terms are expiring at the end of 2004 are
G.Greene, G.Goodnough, S.Jerome, and T. Pelletier.
Directors and Staff discussed the 21st of September not being an option because
the hardship hearing is already scheduled, and that there is no meeting scheduled
on October 5th due to the Comp Summit conference, and that the meeting of
October 19th is scheduled in Portland in the afternoon because of the public
forum that is being held; holding the Consensus-Based Rulemaking meeting
in Augusta, since there are a number of participants that will be coming
from the northern part of the State, that it would be difficult to hold the
Subcommittee meeting in the morning in Augusta and then hold the public forum
in Portland, or the option of picking a non-Board meeting date in order not
to delay the process much longer; that there had been discussion at a recent
meeting that the public forum in Lewiston had been cancelled for a number
of reasons and the Board had not yet made a decision whether to hold the
public forums in the evening or during the day; the public forums had a pretty
good attendance in Portland during the day previously, the possibility of
rescheduling the Portland meeting to morning with a forum following the regular
meeting, or to hold the meeting/forum as it is currently scheduled late afternoon
and evening; that if there is generally a good attendance during the day
in Portland, Directors' preference to hold the meeting in the morning
rather than having to drive at night, if there is a realistic expectation
of a higher attendance at night, it would be worth trying once; thus far
public forums have not been a good utilization of time and resources, perhaps
there are only one or two people who attend, and frequently the same people;
the possibility of not scheduling public forums next year; some Directors
are not available in the afternoon on October 19th; there was no attendance
at the Caribou evening public forum, and whether the same result would happen
in Portland; Directors' preference for rescheduling the meeting to
the morning, followed by a public forum.
Chair Dionne called for a vote to reschedule the Board's October 19th meeting/public forum from the evening to the morning.
Conclusion: The Board will meet on October 19, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. in Portland, followed by a Public Forum.
Cont'd Discussion:
Directors, Staff and Participants continued discussion regarding scheduling
the Consensus-Based Rulemaking Subcommittee meeting, that it should be held
in Augusta because many of the participants are from Northern Maine, it would
probably be too much to hold the Consensus-Based group on the same day as
the Board meeting and Public Forum; if there is a good turnout at the forum,
it might be difficult to gauge what time participants would be able to get
back to Augusta for the Consensus-Based meeting; perhaps scheduling the Consensus-Based
group for after one of the Board meetings in November, J.Rohde will work
on scheduling dates; and there are a couple of CVs that B.Inman would like
to provide to the IME Subcommittee and perhaps she could send the members
copies and discuss them at the Comp Summit.
Chair Dionne requested the Board take up New Business first.
Directors, Staff and Participants discussed that P.Fortier would be in the
best position to develop the questions; the next issue is what to do on 01/01/2005
if an entity files via paper; the rules state that as of January 1st, 2005,
absent a waiver, all First Reports of Injury shall be filed with the Board
by EDI; if an entity filed via paper, it would be considered not filed; there
should be a mechanism to get the dispute resolution process underway if a
paper filing is received; if a non-EDI filing is received, it is considered
late until it is filed via EDI, because that is the only way that the Board
has approved to accept First Reports; upon receipt of a paper filing from
an entity without a waiver, the Board can send out a letter to the filing
entity indicating that the Board has not received an official filing of a
First Report, and when the filing is received, it would be considered late
and a $100 penalty would be assessed per Report; if the Board utilizes the
paper First Report to start a dispute resolution process with the "not
filed First Report," there is still constructive use of the First Report;
if only a First Report is filed, there may be no dispute resolution process,
sometimes a Petition and a First Report will be filed by the Employee when
one has not been filed by the Employer; the First Report has not been "officially" filed
because the Board's rule defines "filed" to mean sent in
by EDI; what the standard is that must be met in order to be granted a waiver;
(J.Rohde's clarification that the rule states "significant difficulty
or expense."); P.Fortier will develop some questions for entities requesting
an extension to answer; which entity is responsible for filing the First
Reports – the insurer or the employer; the first extension request
has been from an insurance company; Directors' contention it is not
the insurance company's responsibility, it is the individual employer's
responsibility; insurance companies file the majority of the First Reports,
and if they are going to continue to file them, they will have to be filed
electronically; the Statute requires employers, not insurers, to file First
Reports of Injury from the employer, so if an insurance company has taken
that responsibility on for their employers, any requests from an insurance
company should be automatically rejected because it is not their responsibility;
the Board does occasionally hold insurers responsible for the late filing
of a First Report, under the current system, when the First Report comes
in, a complaint letter is sent to the employer and insurer, then it is determined
which entity is responsible for the First Report being late, there are cases
where the employer notified their insurer the very day the injury happened,
the insurance company had the information and didn't file the First
Report timely, then the insurer would be the entity assessed the $100 penalty;
it does not matter to the Board which entity pays the fine; discussion with
Staff regarding how many First Reports are filed by insurers; MEMIC, being
one of the largest carriers in the State, files, on behalf of their employers,
all of the First Reports; many employers, particularly small businesses,
do not have the systems in place to comply with the EDI mandate; it can't
be both ways, it should not have an adverse impact on small employers; part
of the success rate of the filings is that businesses and insurers work together
to ensure the First Reports are timely filed; if past practice is changed
to require employers to be "responsible" for filing all the EDI
First Reports, there is going to be considerable expense passed on to the
business community, and there should be a plan developed quickly to notify
all the businesses in the State of Maine that they are now responsible and
they risk fines and penalties if they don't file the First Report immediately
electronically; the earlier debate regarding who was responsible for filing
First Reports and developing protocols for the MAE program to do the monitoring
of the system; the discussion in the EDI group that insurers should not be
responsible for the filing of First Reports and it was determined that employers
were, are, and will be responsible, until/unless the Board changes its policy,
under the law for filing First Reports; however, under the terms of some
insurance policies, that responsibility is shifted to the insurer, which
is almost universally done by carriers; the burden to file a First Report
is the employer's, but he shifts that burden to the insurance carrier
under the insurance contract; practically speaking the Board has accepted
all filings by insurance carriers for a number of years; the analogy of preparation
of a tax return, if you pay someone to prepare your return, and there is
a mistake on the return, even if the accountant made the mistake, the taxpayer
is liable, who would then look to his accountant for reimbursement; if the
Board allows the insurers to request a waiver because in fact they do file
all of the First Reports, then it would be easier to receive one request
rather than, for example, in MEMIC's case, thousands; if the Board
receives requests from all the insurers in the State, then there will be
no EDI; any insurance company asking for waiver should automatically be denied
because it's an insurance company, but they may continue to submit
filings on behalf of their employers; the insurance company should be able
to word the request in such a way that they are requesting a waiver "on
behalf of their insureds" and not have to list each individual insured
business; occasionally there are uninsured employers, which not only don't
have comp coverage, but will have no way to file electronically, there should
be a way to accept some paper filings under some circumstances; the Board
has an obligation to notify the employers in the State that they will now
liable for filing electronically and may be assessed a $100 fine; there may
be a small store which hasn't had a claim in 20 years and will not
be able to file electronically, nor even know how, and it's not fair
that they be assessed a $100 penalty for something that they don't
know how to do, and are not set up to do; the criteria developed to grant
waivers will not automatically grant waivers, there will be standards to
be met; if the Board is not ready, then waivers must be issued; the majority
of claims are filed by the insurance company or claim administrator; and
the Board does receive paper First Reports from employees or troubleshooters
that the employer never filed, which is a piece that was not considered when
the rule was developed, because employees will not have a means to file electronically;
it's easier for the Board to look at patterns and trends regarding
compliance issues if claims are filed electronically; if the employer notifies
the insurance company late, that will be reflected on the First Report, and
the employer will pay the $100 penalty, if the employer notifies the insurance
company timely, but the insurance company files the First Report late, then
the insurer pays the penalty; that has been in effect since approximately
1997 and has been working smoothly; Staff anticipate the same when moving
to filing MOPs and NOCs electronically; whether IAIABC's Release III
will be ready to go online in January and will only relate to approximately
25% of First Reports filed with the Board; 75% utilize Maine's Proprietary
system which is ready; to consider a grace period in which fines are waived
and paper filings may be initially accepted; (P.Dionne clarified that Staff's
request today was to develop some direction regarding the criteria for granting
waivers, and Staff will prepare a draft set of questions for discussion);
the MAE Program has adopted a phase-in approach in the past, sending notices
to the effect that if the Board were assessing penalties, the penalty would
have been $100, however for the period of time determined by the Board penalties
have been waived; this kind of phase in gets the word out and maintains good
relations with the community; a mass mailing was made in June notifying the
community that this rule was effective 01/01/2005; if the entity has chosen
not to commence compliance between June and January, then they are in non-compliance;
some companies as soon as they received the notice, contacted the Board and
proceeded to put the system into place; the majority of the community has
been put on notice years ago that EDI was coming, and that they have received
more than enough notice; there are 25% percent of the community that is dependent
upon a process that doesn't yet exist (IAIABC's Release III);
until the software piece is firmed up, the timeframe for compliance can't
start running; that the waiver procedure is for those entities who are going
to be utilizing the IAIABC program and the waiver would be contingent on
when Release III was available and how long the entities would realistically
need for testing it after it was up and running to work the bugs out; if
entities are using the Proprietary system, which is ready, they should be
onboard and ready to go on 01/01/2005, and those entities should be penalized
as of 01/01/2005 if they are non-compliant; continuing conversations with
IAIABC regarding data elements in Release III (carriers' request to
remove a data element that the Board uses as a key identifier (the UIAN),
which is why there is a waiver procedure described in the rules because the
Board was aware Release III would be an issue and it is not yet known exactly
what components will be in Release III, however it is anticipated that all
of the key elements the Board requires will be in the final version of Release
III; the community that was notified regarding the new EDI requirements were
self-administered, carriers, and claims administrators, the 60,000 business
owners in the State have not been individually notified; the understanding
that the way the fines have been applied thus far is if there is a late First
Report, and the insurer is approached regarding the penalty and maintains
that the insured did not inform them on a timely basis, the penalty for late
filed First Report would go to the employer; the assumption that with the
EDI process, the penalty system would work the same way; the employers' risk
of penalty would not change; whether the individual employers or their insurers
have to request a waiver because the insurer is going to use Release III
and all of the employers have no idea this is coming down the road; if a
current insurer is filing First Reports on behalf of their clients and requests
a wavier based on Release III, if they attach a listing of their insureds
requesting the waiver on their behalf, that should be sufficient; EDI has
been running for the last seven years, Release III was approved and voted
on by the Board last May; some of the questions on the waiver request form
should be which standard is the entity going to utilize, Proprietary or Release
III; second question would be are you already doing Release III with other
States, and if they are already using it in other States, there's no
reason why they can't utilize it with the Maine Board; and have you
been doing Release I, Release III is an add-on for Release I, so it should
not take as much time to implement; the only request received so far was
for an 8-month period of time, with no justification; (Chair's suggestion
that P.Fortier develop a waiver request form by the Board's next meeting
on September 21st for discussion regarding reasonable standards for granting
waiver/extension requests); the issue that Staff is looking for direction
on is what happens January 1st, not accepting First Reports unless they are
filed electronically; if entities are not in Maine administrating their claims,
and they need to use IAIABC Release III which may not be available, then
it would make sense to grant a waiver; on September 21st discussing the proposed
questions for a waiver/extension request in order to analyze the requests
and approve them only when necessary and the Board should be involved in
determining the length of the extension; (Chair's direction that P.Fortier
develop a waiver form by the Board's next meeting on September 21st
for discussion regarding reasonable standards for granting requests and at
that time discuss whether there will be a grace period).
Directors thanked Mr. Fortier for his presentation.
(Executive Session commenced at 11:10 a.m.; returned to public session at
12:22 p.m.)
After Chair Dionne noted the meeting was back in public session, Directors
requested a caucus.
Directors caucused at 12:23 p.m.; returned to the meeting at 1:30 p.m.
(Director Cooney now participating via telephone.)
After Chair Dionne noted the meeting was back in public session and the issue on the table was Hearing Officer appointments,
Rodney Hiltz MOVED TO HIRE MIKE STOVALL AS A PERMANENT HEARING OFFICER BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2005 FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS; Gary Koocher seconded. MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
Gary Koocher MOVED TO APPOINT TIMOTHY COLLIER AS A HEARING OFFICER FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2005 and TO HAVE RICHARD DUNN'S TEMPORARY TERM CONTINUE THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2004 WITH NO NEW CASES BEING ASSIGNED AND NO MATTERS THAT CAN NOT BE CONCLUDED BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2004 BEING ASSIGNED; James Mingo seconded.
Director Monfiletto requested his statement be on the record "I am very
disappointed in the nomination. I feel that you as the Chairman and Executive
Director made a lot of public statements during previous Workers' Compensation
Board Meetings to the effect that we have two good hearing officers that are
doing the jobs now and the fact that to train a new hearing officer or to transfer
caseloads would in fact delay the process and put the hearing officers in Portland
in a position of having a backlog again. And because of that, I find this motion
confusing and disappointing;" Director Hiltz requested his statement
be on the record "I think we need to have further investigation into
why the Board would want to remove an outstanding employee such as Dick Dunn
from a position that, to my knowledge, not only have we received no complaints,
but he has produced for us and the Portland Office is continuing at this point
to act in an efficient and professional manner. So I respect the work that
Hearing Officer Dunn has done as a temporary hearing officer and I question
as to why we would want to remove him from that position."
MOTION CARRIES 4-3. (Directors Hiltz, Kirkpatrick, and Monfiletto opposed.)
Further Discussion: General Counsel Rohde requested clarification that Mike Stovall will continue as a Temporary Hearing Officer until 12/31/2004; Directors all agreed.
Joan Kirkpatrick MOVED TO DELAY ACTION ON THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS SERVICES APPOINTMENT TO THE NEXT MEETING; James Mingo seconded. MOTION CARRIES 6-1. (Director Cooney opposed.)
Gary Koocher MOVED TO ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING; James Mingo seconded. MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
The meeting formally adjourned at 1:36 p.m.
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